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Appendix D: Design Example 2 - Embankment Fill Over Clay Using PileAXL Program
Pages 97-115

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From page 97...
... M or e o v er, li k e D esi g n E x a m pl e 1, t h e f o c us of D esi g n E x a m pl e 2 w as o n d et er mi n i n g t h e l o c ati o n of t h e n e utr al pl a n e a n d m a g nit u d es of t h e dr a g l o a d a n d d o w n dr a g as Fi g ur e D 1. S oil str ati gr a p h y f or t h e Bri a u d a n d d e m o nstr at e d usi n g 1)
From page 98...
... . T h e u n dr ai n e d s h e ar str e n gt h v al u es w er e d et er mi n e d b y c o n v erti n g t h e pr o vi d e d Bri a u d a n d T u c k er ( 1 9 9 7)
From page 100...
... T h e c al c ul ati o ns p erf or m e d t o d et er mi n e t h e a m o u nt of s oil s ettl e m e nt r es ulti n g fr o m t h e e m b a n k m e nt fill b ei n g pl a c e d w er e i d e nti c al t o t h e c al c ul ati o ns p erf or m e d i n St e p 2 of D esi g n E x a m pl e 1. T h e o bt ai n e d s oil s ettl e m e nt pr ofil e is pr o vi d e d as Fi g ur e D 3.
From page 101...
... E st a bli s h m e nt of pil e s e cti o n d at a wit hi n t h e Pil e A X L s oft w ar e pr o gr a m.
From page 102...
... w er e s el e ct e d f or e a c h s oil m at eri al. T h e u n dr ai n e d s h e ar str e n gt h v al u es t h at w er e pr e vi o usl y s h o w n i n Fi g ur e D 1 w er e i n p ut b y listi n g t h e u n dr ai n e d s h e ar str e n gt h at t h e t o p of t h e l a y er a n d t h e r at e of c h a n g e i n u n dr ai n e d s h e ar str e n gt h as a f u n cti o n of d e pt h wit hi n t h e l a y er ( 0.
From page 103...
... 3 Fi g ur e D 8. D efi n e – S oil M at eri al s – E dit wit hi n t h e Pil e A X L s oft w ar e pr o gr a m f or t h e diff er e nt m at eri al s.
From page 104...
... T h e d at a w er e als o pr es e nt e d i n t a b ul ar f or m b el o w t h e af or e m e nti o n e d pl ots wit hi n t h e Pil e A X L o ut p ut wi n d o w ( Fi g ur e D 1 2)
From page 105...
... St e p 5: D e v el o p a d e pt h -d e p e n d e nt l o a d pr ofil e T h e d e pt h -v ar yi n g l o a d pr ofil e w as d e v el o p e d b y first d et er mi ni n g t h e c u m ul ati v e l o a d i n t h e pil e, as a f u n cti o n of d e pt h ( Qi)
From page 106...
... a n d t h e s u m m ati o n of t h e i n cr e m e nt al si d e r esist a n c e fr o m t h e ti p of t h e pil e t o t h e d e pt h i nt er v al f or w hi c h c al c ul ati o ns w er e b ei n g p erf or m e d. F or t h e cl a y pr ofil e t h at w as i n v esti g at e d, t h e e n d b e ari n g r esist a n c e at t h e ti p of t h e pil e ( R b )
From page 107...
... 7 1 3 Q = c u m ul ati v e l o a d 1 1.
From page 108...
... B as e d o n t h e c al c ul ati o ns, t h e dr a g l o a d w as d et er mi n e d t o b e 2 8 2 k N
From page 109...
... of t h e pil e w as d et er mi n e d usi n g E q u ati o n 1 2. T h e c u m ul ati v e el asti c c o m pr essi o n i n t h e pil e w as t h e n d et er mi n e d b y a c c u m ul ati n g e a c h of t h e el asti c c o m pr essi o n v al u es fr o m t h e b ott o m of t h e pil e t o t h e t o p of t h e pil e ( E q u ati o n 1 3)
From page 110...
... 0 0 0 5 4 0. 0 2 0 6 6 δ E C = c u m ul ati v e el asti c 4.
From page 111...
... T o o v er c o m e a l a c k of d at a, a pr e di ct e d l o a d -dis pl a c e m e nt c ur v e c a n b e c al c ul at e d usi n g t h e Pil e A X L s oft w ar e pr o gr a m. A l o a d -dis pl a c e m e nt c ur v e s h o ul d b e us e d t o esti m at e t h e l o c ati o n of t h e n e utr al pl a n e, i n a d diti o n t o t h e n e utr al pl a n e d et er mi n e d fr o m t h e c o m bi n e d l o a d r esist a n c e pr ofil e gr a p h.
From page 112...
... e q u ati o n t o d et er mi n e t h e c orr es p o n di n g s ettl e m e nt ( 0.
From page 113...
... w as us e d t o p erf or m c al c ul ati o ns t o d et er mi n e t h e a m o u nt of dr a g l o a d a n d d o w n dr a g o n a pil e b ei n g s u bj e ct e d t o a c h a n g e i n eff e cti v e str ess fr o m a n e m b a n k m e nt.
From page 114...
... 0 9 0 5 c al c ul ati o ns, 2.
From page 115...
... " Hi g h C a p a cit y Pil es. " Pr o c e e di n gs, L e ct ur e S eri es, I n n o v ati o ns i n F o u n d ati o n C o nstr u cti o n .


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